I don't know if they're the answer, but they certainly are one answer.
Just to follow up on this because I tried to talk with the Ford dealer today and got nowhere. I thought there would be a bit of wiggle room on price from a last year leftover. I guess I was wrong. Half of that "discount" is the tax credit, so they're really only knocking $7,500 off of a leftover vehicle. I also did my due diligence to research the vehicle and I'm thinking I dodged the usual Ford bullet. I'm really not sure why I got the idea to revisit this with my history with the company.
Good move on your part, let it rot in their lot, or someone else can have it.
I figure at this point I got in their ear. If they get desperate to move it I bet I hear something from them. They have two, this grey one and a dark blue. I'd prefer the grey, but if they sell one I bet they still have trouble moving the other.
I don't know if that's true. Look at the new Tundra, the hybrid only gets 20mpg. That's actually a bit worse than some gas F150 variants.
Toyota makes some great vehicles, but they don't make efficient trucks.
WOW !!!! Showed my wife your post too. The photo of your dog in your car looks very similar to ours.
Interesting take. There are some serious issues with their analysis.
Many factories in China are mine to mouth coal, so using grid-average emissions may in fact underestimate the emissions intensity.
One commenter suggest the authors numbers are off by a factor of 100. In any case blow is a link to a heady study from Argonne National Labs in cradle-to-grave
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To be honest the comparisons have to be sorted through. Average combined mpg, 4 wheel drive, engine size etc. It appears the 2.7 Ford Turbo got the same combined but it’s a smaller engine and so it did better on highway mpg. But yes, the Ford 2.7 Turbo out did the Toyota Turbo hybrid in both gas mileage and acceleration. Toyota has some homework to do.
Good post, Americans spend for convenance and comfort. These are pickup trucks averaged in with econobox 3 cylinder cars. What is the point for a consumer other to understand it cost more to drive a larger more powerful car or truck? I guess just to educate the uneducated public?
The average fuel cost across the whole market isn't exactly relevant for this comparison for sure. I'm willing to bet some laziness in website design got us here. Towing capacity would be a better choice between the trucks, or even just comparing fuel costs between similar vehicles.
None of those links account for coal cogen, which is huge in China. So, without knowing where the components are coming from, and how that facility is powered, it's impossible to derive an accurate emissions figure. If it's powered by hydro, then the claimed figure is high, if it's powered by coal, then the figure is low.One commenter suggest the authors numbers are off by a factor of 100. In any case blow is a link to a heady study from Argonne National Labs in cradle-to-grave
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China CO2 emissions is not even close to the articles claim of 600gm/kWh
China: power sector carbon intensity 2022 | Statista
The carbon intensity of electricity generation in China was 531.15 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (gCO₂/kWh) in 2022.
Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Carbon intensity is measured in grams of carbon dioxide-equivalents emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.
"It's just fact" that these statements are your opinion. We've been through this stuff before on this site. There are reasonable objections to owning EVs, if you live in a rural area or an apartment complex. You say the majority of people don't want them but provide no supporting data. Inconvenienice is a statement of opinion as well.
So normal would be ok with you if everyone else wasn't doing it? Weird take, bro.
Weird take, that's your opinion. Normal, I have no idea what you mean by normal? I'm not a fan of how the Electrify America agenda is being carried out, that's all. Set realistic goals is my point. Care to eat pizza cooked in an electric oven because certain state officials feel they are going to save the world by targeting pizza ovens.
